Tioga County is a

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in the Commonwealth of

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,045. Its

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is Wellsboro. The county was created on March 26, 1804, from part of

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and later organized in 1812. It is named for the Tioga River.

History

The county was colonized by people of

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stock (colonists from

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and the western part of New York who were descended from the English Puritans of colonial New England). With the opening of a rough wagon road to the source of the Tioga River, New England colonists poured over the Allegheny Mountains. Tioga County resembled

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more than it did eastern

, as its population primarily consisted of colonists from New England. Developers and land speculators laid out roads, established post routes, erected public buildings, and invited people to move there. The original colonists were entirely of New England origins or were

s from upstate New York, whose families had recent ancestors in New England, with colonization taking place in the aftermath of the Revolutionary War. Tioga County was largely culturally contiguous with New England culture, which was influential across the Northern Tier of the United States through its migrants. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the county accepted more immigrants from Ireland, Germany and eastern Europe, who came to work in the coal mines. A number of them were Roman Catholic, introducing more diversity into the mixture of religions here.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.3%) is water. It is the fourth-largest county in Pennsylvania by land area and fifth-largest by total area. It has a warm-summer

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(''Dfb'') and average monthly temperatures in Wellsboro range from 22.8 °F in January to 68.2 °F in July

Adjacent counties

Steuben County, New York Steuben County (stu-BEN) is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,584. Its county seat is Bath. Its name is in honor of Baron von Steuben, a Prussian general who fought on the American ...

(north) * Chemung County, New York (northeast) * Bradford County (east) *

(south) * Potter County (west)

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 41,373 people, 15,925 households, and 11,195 families residing in the county. The

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was 36 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 19,893 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.11%

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, 0.60%

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, 0.23% Native American, 0.30%

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, 0.01%

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, 0.14% from

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, and 0.61% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were

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of any race. Residents of Tioga County were of 31.9%

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, 23.1%

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, 10.1%

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, 6.0%

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and 5.3%

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ancestry. There were 15,925 households, out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were

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living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 24.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.93. In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.70% under the age of 18, 10.60% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 16.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

2020 Census

Politics and government

Tioga County is one of the most heavily

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represented counties in Pennsylvania. This has a long history as

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reportedly received 78.57% of the county's vote in the 1860 Presidential election. Since Abraham Lincoln the county has voted for the non-Republican presidential candidate only two times. The first was

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's 1912 run as a Progressive and the second was Lyndon B. Johnson's landslide in 1964. In 2004,

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received 12,019 votes (68%) to 5,437 votes (31%) for

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. In 2008

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received 62.7% of the vote. In 2006,

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and

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both had significant victories in Tioga County despite their defeats statewide. The last two sitting Board of Commissioners have been all Republican candidates, and Tioga County is the only county in Pennsylvania with all three sitting commissioners being from a single party. This was due to the success of write in campaigns conducted by Roger Bunn in 2011 and Mark Hamilton in 2015.

Elected officials

United States senator

* Robert "Bob" P. Casey, Jr (Democrat) * Patrick "Pat" J. Toomey (Republican)

United States Congress

* Fred Keller (Republican) – 12th Pennsylvania Congressional District (Includes all of Tioga County).

Pennsylvania state senator

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– 25th District, Pennsylvania State Senate

Pennsylvania state representative

* Clint Owlett (Republican) – 68th District, Pennsylvania House of Representatives

County commissioners
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Roger C. Bunn
chair (Republican)
Erick J. Coolidge
(Republican)
Mark L. Hamilton
vice-chair (Republican)

Court of Common Pleas judge, 4th Judicial District of Pennsylvania
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* George W. Wheeler (Republican/Democrat)

Magisterial district judge
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James E. Carlson – District Court 04-3-02 (Mansfield)

Robert Repard – District Court 04-3-02 (Wellsboro)

James Edgecomb – District Court 04-3-01 (Elkland)

District attorney
* Krista Deats (Republican)

Register of wills / recorder of deeds
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* Jane E. Wetherbee (Republican)

Prothonotary / clerk of courts
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* Marie Seymour (Republican)

County treasurer
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* Kera Hackett (Republican)

Sheriff
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* Frank Levindoski (Republican)

Coroner
* James L. Wilson (Republican)

Auditors
* Rebecca B. Briggs (Republican) * Elizabeth T. Craig (Republican) * Amy Kane Perry (Republican)

Education

Colleges and universities
*
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in
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is a member of the
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.

Public school districts
*
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(also in Bradford County and
Lycoming County Lycoming County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 114,188. Its county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. ...
) * Galeton Area School District (also in Potter County) * Northern Tioga School District * Southern Tioga School District (also in Lycoming County) * Wellsboro Area School District

Private schools
As reported b
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Pennsylvania Department of Education, June 2010. Covington Community DCC, Covington Irvin Comstock Seventh-Day Adventist School, Wellsboro Laurel Youth Services, Blossburg Lauries Bright Beginnings CCC, Millerton Mansfield Area Nursery School, Mansfield Maranatha Mission Learning Community Branch 20, Trout Run New Covenant Academy, Mansfield Presbyterian Child Development Center, Wellsboro Stony Fork Mennonite School, Wellsboro Trinity Lutheran School, Wellsboro Toddler University, Blossburg Toddler University, Trinity Wellsboro Montessori Children's Center, Wellsboro Wesley Academy, Elkland

Public libraries
Blossburg Memorial Library Elkland Area Community Library Green Free Library – Wellsboro Knoxville Public Library Mansfield Free Public Library Potter-Tioga County Lib System Westfield Public Library

Transportation
Public transportation is provided by
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Major highways
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Recreation
There are three Pennsylvania state parks in Tioga County. *
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is several miles north of
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between Wellsboro and
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in Charleston Township. * Colton Point State Park and Leonard Harrison State Park are both part of the
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that is carved by Pine Creek.

Communities
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities:
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,
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, and, in at most two cases,
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. The following boroughs and townships are located in Tioga County:

Boroughs
*
Blossburg Blossburg is a borough in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,536 at the 2020 census. History In 1792, a party of immigrants who were building the Williamson Road from Williamsport, in Lycoming County, to Painted Pos ...
* Elkland *
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* Lawrenceville *
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* Roseville * Tioga * Wellsboro (county seat) * Westfield

Townships
* Bloss * Brookfield * Charleston *
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* Clymer * Covington * Deerfield * Delmar * Duncan *
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* Gaines *
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*
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* Middlebury *
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*
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* Putnam *
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* Shippen * Sullivan * Tioga *
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* Westfield

Census-designated places

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s are geographical areas designated by the
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for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well. * Arnot * Millerton

Ghost town
* Fall Brook

Population ranking
The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Tioga County. † ''county seat''

See also
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Tioga County, Pennsylvania

References

External links

Tioga County, Pennsylvania

Map 562
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